FPGA Development Engineer, Bespoke Solutions

Are you interested in developing high speed digital logic using the highest speeds and latest technology Amazon is expanding Amazon Web Services (AWS) connectivity and is looking for help.

AWS seeks an FPGA Development Engineer with experience developing programmable logic on the most advanced FPGAs. They will help architect develop and integrate scalable FPGA systems in the AWS technology ecosystem.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.

Key job responsibilities
- Develop custom RTL and integrate with third party libraries to build end to end 100G solutions.
- Collaborate with design and system engineers to perform tradeoffs and architect new solutions for customers.
- Own the interface between software and hardware by developing drivers and providing software examples.
- Participate in design meetings to plan development and review peer designs.
- Help identify new opportunities and new technologies to improve the customer experience and add features.


A day in the life
You will work on a cross-functional team of hardware and software developers writing programmable logic and embedded software to interact with custom hardware. You will debug RTL in simulation synthesize and implement ensuring it meets timing and performance requirements. You help deploy RTL onto hardware targets and help debug issues that come along in RTL hardware or software. You will provide subject matter expertise in architectural discussions and strategic planning meetings.

We develop AWS owned hardware solutions in order to scale globally minimize cost and maximize value for our customers. We are a growing team of hardware software and FPGA engineers with a dedicated product development lab in Arlington VA.

About the team
Why AWS
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Diverse Experiences
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- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 3 years developing programmable logic in VHDL or Verilog for FPGA SOCs

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Experience developing programmable logic for FPGAs in VHDL or Verilog
- Experience with Xilinx Ultrascale FPGAs Versal ACAPs and/or Intel Agilex SOCs
- Experience developing programmable logic for 100G Networking Systems
- Current active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.